AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

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AMD Athlon 300GE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
AMD Athlon 300GE Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon 300GE and the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon 300GE 2 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2015.
AMD Athlon (29) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
AMD Athlon 300 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17)
4 Generation 5
Dali (Zen) Architecture Skylake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon 300GE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 clocks with 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon 300GE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon 300GE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
1.10 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon 300GE, while the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon 300GE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2133
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon 300GE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 is 80 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon 300GE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon 300GE has 5.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Athlon 300GE Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket LGA 1151
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price 190 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon 300GE (78%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon 300GE (49%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon 300GE AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1032 (93%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1112 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon 300GE AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2338 (53%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4428 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon 300GE AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
866 (63%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1364 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon 300GE AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1972 (43%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4586 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon 300GE AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
4258 (51%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
8308 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon 300GE AMD Athlon 300GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon 300GE AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
168 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon 300GE AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
821 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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